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  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010
  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Donate Coats to Charity and Watch Free Music

    ​It's the holiday season, and that means it's time to think about others, especially the less fortunate. In that vein, a fine charity called Coats for Kids is collecting new and used winter coats and jackets for underprivileged children. To commence the spirit of giving, they and Enlarge Media wi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Surf City Nights

    Main Street, Huntington Beach

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Gregory Ryan Heintz, OC Homicide No. 53: Shot at Murdy Park

    ​UPDATE: With the release of a statement on the charges and other assorted details, this case is officially weird. We're talking love triangles, the botched return of a stolen cell phone and a fold-up knife hidden in a murder suspect's vagina. Needless to say, new info throughout. Jealousy may hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Chronic Tacos Sues Chronic Tacos For Trademark Infringement

    ​Chronic Tacos Enterprises [ugly, noisy website alert], the group behind the Chronic Tacos brand, have filed suit in United States District Court against the Huntington Beach franchisee of the brand, saying that they continue to use the Chronic Tacos trademark despite not having a valid franchise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2010

    Priest Blesses Surf City Waves Sunday

    ​One day at band camp, this kid was shredding at Bolsa Chica when he slipped off his board and yelled, "Jesus Christ." So, it is not without precedence that a priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will wade into the waters near Huntington Beach Pier Sunday morning to bless the waves.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before: Runner Runner's Acoustic 'So Obvious'

    ​Huntington Beach's pop-punk purveyors Runner Runner sent Twirlit an acoustic version of "So Obvious." It's a great version of the song, but how can it beat the video that was, according to the OC Weekly story that ran earlier this month,"so money?"Check it out after the jump.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Parents of Murdered Children Chapter Collects Donations and Remembers Victims This Week

    ​It's a busy week for the Greater Orange County Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children (GOCPOMC).Through Sunday, Ruby's Diners in Irvine, Tustin, Anaheim, Fullerton and Huntington Beach are donating to the organization 20 percent of all food sales rung up for customers who bring a special flier t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 19, 2010

    Fundraiser for Amber Pangan

    OC Chili's Restaurants

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Huntington Beach Zapped With Widespread Power Outage

    ​Readers following the Weekly on Twitter claim there is a big power outage in Huntington Beach right now, something Southern California Edison has confirmed.OUTAGE DETAILSCity: HUNTINGTON BEACH Start time: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:58 PM Problem description: There is currently a wide spread pow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2010

    Five Orange County Venues Most Likely to Host a White-Power Concert

    ​So white-power music fans are planning to hold a concert this weekend in an undisclosed Orange County location because, hey: cockroaches* like to hide, you know? There'll be some big names  in the hatecore scene: Max Resist, Youngland, White Knuckle Driver, and other knuckleheads.I know wher ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Cold War Kids

    Huntington Beach Pier

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Craigslist Strippers Work Theft and Pepper Spray Into Their Bachelor Party Gig

    ​Like soon-to-be best men throughout the land, a Huntington Beach man pulled up the adult services page on Craigslist, hit the w4m tab and started scanning the listings for a bachelor party stripper.Hell, he thought, at these prices we can get two!As arranged, the "exotic dancers" showed up at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Free Bike Valet Service Coming to Downtown Huntington Beach--But Not in Time for Fourth

    ​The city of Huntington Beach has announced it will unveil a bicycle valet service for its congested downtown during the busy summer months.Unfortunately, that free service will not begin this Fourth of July weekend--the busiest time of the year in Surf City's pier area.

  • Culture

    June 10, 2010

    Shooting for a Pole-In-One in Disc Golf

    [Summer Guide] The fast-growing sport has several homes in OC

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Getting Really Up Close and Very Personal at the AVP Huntington Beach Open of Volleyball

    AVP NIVEA Tour/Peter Brouillet​There are a few sports that should only be played under certain conditions: hockey should only be played in areas where there's natural ice (sorry, Ducks fans); football should only be played in the middle of a snowstorm; and horseshoes should only be played with a b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Eat, Drink and Gawk at Amazon Women in Two Pieces at AVP Huntington Beach Open

    AVP NIVEA Tour/Peter Brouillet​This year's AVP Nivea Tour Huntington Beach Open kicks off Friday, and since there's no better way to start the summer than enjoying the sun and sand of Surf City while watching mostly 6-foot-tall women slam leather-bound balls at each other at high velocities, the $ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    John Patrick Rogers Could Get 25 Years to Life for Allegedly Keying Neighbors Car

    ​If convicted in the keying of his neighbor's car in Huntington Beach last October, John Patrick could get 25 years to life in state prison. That's because he has two strikes under California's "three-strikes" law, and prosecutors are expected to file a charge against him of felony vandalism for c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Poseidon Desalination Plant Making a Comeback in Huntington Beach

    Photo by James BunoanPossible setting for Poseidon misadventure​Nick Schou way back in 2003 covered the environmental problems with a proposed water desalination plant in Huntington Beach, but Surf City's City Council went ahead and gave Poseidon Resources a tentative approval three years later.No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    The Dirty Heads On Jimmy Kimmel Tonight

    http://www.myspace.com/dirtyheads​The latest from our Huntington Beach's the Dirty Heads: They'll perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight. Catch their two-song set, one of which will be the No. 1  single "Lay Me Down," at 12:05 a.m. on ABC.

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    Tito Ortiz of MMA Fame's Latest Opponent: Jenna Jameson?

    ​Mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz, the so-called "Bad Boy of Huntington Beach," has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence for roughing up the mother of his twin sons, former porn star Jenna Jameson.

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Day

    ​ Headline: Huntington Beach Fires Police Officer Accused of Rapes, AssaultsComment by surf714: I admire the HBPD. They've kept our city safe for many years. HB used to rank either #1 or #2 in the nation as the safest city (over 100,000). Of course, then parts of it started to look like Tijuana, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Tonight's Dwarves Show in Huntington Beach: Not Free

    Courtesy of theDwarves.com​Hi. So our online calendar had originally listed tonight's Dwarves show at the Blue Cafe in Huntington Beach as free. Well, it's not free. Due to some kinda fumble along the calendar labor machine line, we neglected to properly list that the show will indeed set you back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Perv Check-Out Time at Extended Stay

    New vacancies!​Perhaps you followed the dust-up over at the Extended Stay America on Skylab Road in Huntington Beach after police handed out fliers to alert visitors five registered sex offenders were living at the hotel.Now, Extended Stay America has pulled away the welcome mat.

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    MitAsie in Huntington Beach: Back From the Dead

    Grace LeMitAsie Interior ​ MitAsie spent three short years whipping up omnivorous (but vegetarian-friendly) Vietnamese cuisine for happy customers in a discrete corner of a Huntington Beach shopping plaza across the way from Bella Terra. Their foods were health-oriented Asian fare with a modern tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2010

    Black Orchid Tea at Sakura

    Jessica Ford​Sakura in Huntington Beach features shabu-shabu, a Japanese dish in which you to cook thinly sliced pieces of meat and vegetables in a personal pot of boiling water or broth. This restaurant caters to groups and has a large outdoor eating area as well as a full bar to begin t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Huntington Beach's New Clothes

    (Update: The Fair Political Practices Commission came to decision on the allegations made against ex-mayor Keith Bohr. Details below...) Huntington Beach gets a makeover​As previously reported, the city planners in Huntington Beach want to redo the city core, and stop all of their residents from ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    RaggaMuffin Festival

    Long Beach Convention Center

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Brett Simpson Gets Ready For ASP World Championship Tour

    SimplySimpo.com​Local Huntington Beach surfer Brett Simpson, 25, made a historical win at the 2009 Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing last year, in Huntington Beach. With waves reaching 10-12 feet, Simpson triumphed over former ASP World Champion Mike Fanning, winning surfing's biggest victory purse of $ ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 4, 2010

    Venus Infers

    The Prospector

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Surf City? Yes. Beer Pong City? NO!!!

    The Best Beer Pong Video Ever !The Huntington Beach City Council this week banned beer pong and other drinking games at Surf City watering holes.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    What You Missed: Surf City Splash, Reverend Horton Heat, Flogging Molly and More

    Keith May10th Annual Huntington Beach Surf City Splash!​ Oh goooooooood, why is it over? Let us remember better days: What'd you do for NYE, Orange County? We were, as usual, all over the place, starting off with the 10th Annual Huntington Beach Surf City Splash where hundreds of Southern Californ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Today in Music News: Update on Avenged Sevenfold Drummer's Death, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney

    Autopsy scheduled for Avenged Sevenfold drummer James Owen Sullivan, found dead Monday in Huntington Beach. Read our blog post from last night for the band's official statement and stay tuned for further updates.Lady Gaga promises to write own music, take different direction on new album. No word ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2009

    Reconquista on Wheels!

    ​Taken on the 405 South, near Huntington Beach, I believe. Because I don't know how to properly size pictures or zoom in to a particular spot, the SUV in the front has a sticker of the iconic illegals-crossing-the-freeway California Highway sign on the back window's lower-left corner. Where's Calv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Most Racist City in Orange County--Is it Fullerton??? Our Top Five

    Henry W. Head, founding father of OC, longtime Santa Ana doctor...​I was speaking with a local GOP operative recently when he said something that shocked me. The topic was my recent cover story on the Candy-Ass Gang, the trio of pendejos and one pendeja who prosecutors say drove into Huntington Be ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 3, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Henry W. Head, founding father of OC, longtime Santa Ana doctor...​I was speaking with a local GOP operative recently when he said something that shocked me. The topic was my recent cover story on the Candy-Ass Gang, the trio of pendejos and one pendeja who prosecutors say drove into Huntington Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Crime Time: Alleged Rummy Mommy, Ex-Cop Robber, Sticky Fingers, Douches on (and Taking) Bikes and Really Bad Karaoke Singers

    It's the Weekly's weekly police blotter--now with more alleged rummy mommies, ex-cop robbers, sticky fingers, douches on bikes and really bad karaoke singers.MONDAY, NOV. 23 Insert car here.​That Walled-In Feeling A man crashing his black Toyota Corolla into a wall at the Shell gas station at Lake ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2009

    Four Skinheads' Attempt at Racial Holy War Turned Into a Slater Slums Smackdown

    It's the Weekly's weekly police blotter--now with more alleged rummy mommies, ex-cop robbers, sticky fingers, douches on bikes and really bad karaoke singers.MONDAY, NOV. 23 Insert car here.​That Walled-In Feeling A man crashing his black Toyota Corolla into a wall at the Shell gas station at Lake ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    Last Week to Get a Big Wisniewski!

    Anaheim Ducks​If you're a fan of RA Sushi (and who wouldn't be with a menu that features a section called "Getting Busy"?) then you probably already know that the limited-time Big Wisniewski roll, created by and named after Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski, will be unavailable after this Saturday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    New Huntington Beach Attraction: Missing Trees of Mystery

    He's in Surf City and he's okay.​Best known for its surfers, skinheads and ultimate fighters, Huntington Beach has been overrun with a new breed of hepcat lately.Radical air huggers.

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Crime Time: An Especially San Clemente/ Huntington Beach Edition

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--with an especially heavy emphasis on San Clemente and Huntington Beach. MONDAY, OCT. 5 He died for your remote. Who's the Patron Saint of Stupidity Again? A 50-inch Viso plasma TV was stolen out of the beer tent erected for the weekend F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2009

    Recipe of the Week: Zimzala's Farro Salad With Garden Vegetables and Red Wine Vinaigrette

    ​Courtesy of Vincent Muraco and Joyce Goldstein at Huntington Beach's Zimzala restaurant (within the Shorebreak Hotel), this is a gorgeous, easy-to-assemble salad that you can get away with for another month or so, while the weather's still warm enough. Apparently also known as emmer wheat (althou ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 17, 2009

    [Hey, You!] That's 'Brunch' to You, A-Hole

    ​Courtesy of Vincent Muraco and Joyce Goldstein at Huntington Beach's Zimzala restaurant (within the Shorebreak Hotel), this is a gorgeous, easy-to-assemble salad that you can get away with for another month or so, while the weather's still warm enough. Apparently also known as emmer wheat (althou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Crime Time: Beer Bandits, Blood Drippers, Ripped-Off Stripper Drivers, Bowling Alley Knife Fights, Men With No Pants Roaming San Clemente

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more beer bandits, wild chases, ripped-off stripper drivers, bowling alley knife fights and men without pants.TUESDAY, SEPT. 8Strippers' Backup Needs Backup A man who told police he was hired to be a driver for strippers met with anot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Crime Time: Brawling Girls! Duct-Taped to Pole! Brawling Golfers! Tots on Train Tracks!

    Not funny!​ It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--with a Monday dedicated to the ladies . . . awwwww yeah! MONDAY, AUG. 17Pub Brawl Two women fought as men prodded them on around closing time (2 a.m.) at Auld Dubliner restaurant and pub, 2497 Park Ave., Tustin. The big loser was ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 20, 2009

    Wulf Bane

    La Cave

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    In Praise of the Slater Slums

    Candy Ass Hanson: So stupid he can't even beat up a Mexican​I had dinner last night with my best friend, a guy I've known since seventh grade, when he moved to Anaheim from Huntington Beach. Specifically, the Oak View neighborhood, universally known in HB as the Slater Slums due to its high Latino ... More >>

  • Food

    July 9, 2009

    TK Burgers Refuses to Conform to the Numbing Sameness of a Fast-Food Chain

    Candy Ass Hanson: So stupid he can't even beat up a Mexican​I had dinner last night with my best friend, a guy I've known since seventh grade, when he moved to Anaheim from Huntington Beach. Specifically, the Oak View neighborhood, universally known in HB as the Slater Slums due to its high Latino ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    VIDEO: 'The Body Disagrees,' Moostache

    It's been many months in the making--since January, I think--but the video for Huntington Beach band Moostache's song "The Body Disagrees" is finally complete. (It's been so long that one member in the video, keyboardist Bobby Waltman, isn't even with the band any more.) But, luckily, it's a pretty ... More >>

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